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Lois Goodman, November 8th
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November 8th, 2012
I have all the good intentions of getting out the door and down to the courthouse and up on the 9th floor early, but it doesn't happen. When I turn on Tyrone from Calvert, I see Goodman's defense attorney Allison Treissl pull into a lot next to the court house and I decide to park there instead of the parking structure behind the court. The price is the same $9.00, and the advantage is I don't have to climb down several flights of stairs. I also see Kelley Gerner pull into the same lot. As I leave the lot I note that Ms. Treissl lights up a cigarette before she heads toward the courthouse.
As I trek up the long walkway between the two court buildings, I note the weekly Farmer's Market is starting to set up on the plaza. As I get to the front of the court building, I see a long line outside again. It's why I wanted to get here early. I'm worried I won't get up on the 9th floor before the courtroom opens. I want to make sure I get a seat in the front row so I can hear everyone.
Finally up on the 9th floor and waiting outside Dept 122, I see three video camera operators. They don't know who's going be the pool video photographer. The crews are from local KTLA Ch. 5, local CBS Ch 9 and CNN. I ask the camera operators if the courtroom is open yet. They tell me, "No." So I wait with them.
Defense attorney Triessl is up on the 9th floor, standing away from the press, closer to the elevators. An older slender man with glasses speaks to Triessl. The only reporter I recognize is "John" from KNX 1090 Radio. He's a tall, bulky balding man with long hair to his shoulders and a mustache. Miriam Hernandez isn't here. She must have been sent on another assignment.
A young, pretty reporter I've never seen before tries the door to Dept 122. She then sees a female LAPD officer in uniform walking near the door and asks her a question, most likely about Dept. 122. (I find that interesting because most reporters should know that it's the Sheriff's that are in charge of all county courthouses.)
Lois Goodman arrives. She smiles and greets her attorney, Triessl. The defense investigator, Scott Ross (no relation) is standing with Triessl.Even from where I'm standing it looks like Lois had her hair cut very short and styled. It's combed straight back. There's no curl at all. She looks nice. She's wearing white slacks, a gray blouse and a lighter grayish, creamy toned long cardigan sweater.
Goodman has a few supporters with her, mostly girlfriends, that look to be about the same age as Goodman. It's not the huge crowd that I've seen a previous hearings. I see Lois reading something on her phone.
The courtroom is finally opened and the press files in. I take a seat in the front row, left. Some of the press sits in the center, back row. There's a bit of chatter in the well. I hear the court reporter state to a court staff member that they don't know who the DDA will be in the courtroom today. (There are many courtrooms where a deputy district attorney is assigned to handle many pretrial hearings in a specific court.)
Triessl and Gerner ask the court reporter about a beautiful piece of sculpted (ceramic?) artwork on her desk. It's like a partial mask of the face, all in off-white. From the bottom, a finger of a hand comes up that's placed over the lips as if to say 'shush' or 'quiet.' It's about six inches wide by eight inches tall. From where I'm sitting, I can't tell if the piece is hanging on the wall, has it's own support to sit on the desk or is a part of a photo frame below it.
Triessl is back in the gallery, speaking to Goodman for a moment. Goodman is sitting in the second row on the right, in the seat right next to the wall. Her body is turned 90 degrees to face into the gallery and speak to her seat companion. Sitting next to Goodman is a woman about the same age and height with shoulder length jet black hair. The dark haired woman gets up to speak to the defense investigator Ross. The prosecution team is not here yet.
At 8:53 AM the defense team leaves the courtroom in mass. Judge Silver comes out to her bench. She's wearing a dark blue A-frame print dress. I can't discern the cream pattern on her dress from where I am sitting. My eyes are drawn to her stunning gold and silver necklace. The cameraman has set up in the jury box that also has several uniformed officers and suited detectives. He adjusts his wireless microphone on the court reporter's desk.
Judge Silver exchanges a few pleasantries with a defense attorney waiting in the well. More counsel arrive with rolling carts and check in with the bailiff and court clerk.
In the jury box, there are now two detectives and a uniformed, female LAPD officer. One of the detectives comes out to speak to the people sitting behind me. He tells them they are just waiting for the DA to arrive and then the DA will speak to everybody. Another detective, a woman arrives and sits in the jury box.
Looking over at the left side of the courtroom, it appears that there are about nine or ten supporters here for Goodman. A group of about four or five casually dressed black women enter Dept. 122 and take seats in the rows behind me. More people check in with the bailiff.
In a loud voice, the Asian looking bailiff reminds everyone to turn off their cell phones. "If you want to use it, step outside," he tells the room.
9:05 AM DDA Sharon Ransom arrives and starts speaking to a defense attorney on another case. More counsel arrive and try to find space in the well. Some move to the jury box.
Defense attorney Robert Sheahen arrives. Gerner greets Ransom. Shaking her hand she says, "Hello, how are you?" Ransom asks a detective in the well what case they are here on and he replies, "Matthews." Ransom now speaks to some of the people in the gallery behind me. She's obviously working on another case. I wonder if she's been taken off the Goodman case.
The courtroom is very busy now, with more counsel arriving for their cases. A young, very pregnant Asian woman with several files, takes a seat at the prosecution's table. She's wearing black slacks, no jacket and an emerald green maternity top that is made of a stretchy nylon or rayon that hugs her frame. She speaks to the "Matthews" case detective in the well.
Over on the right side of the courtroom, Goodman and her female supporters chat.
The courtroom consists of three rows and two aisles separating the sections. The rows on far left and right are only four folding seats across. The center section is long, but it's only three rows. The back row is not the full length. The front row is blocked off with yellow caution tape. So is the front row on the far right. I believe I know why the courtroom does this. It's to keep the general public from possibly sitting too close, or getting too close to those defendants currently in custody. I've seen in custody defendants sitting in the chairs behind the defense table and not "at" the defense table.
The uniformed LAPD officer speaks to the pregnant Asian DDA (Ms. Kwon sp?). I've a feeling this is the DA that is taking over the absent DDA's calendar in this courtroom. Another detective arrives and sits in the jury box.
I note "John" from KNX 1090 sits in the center, last row with the pretty, young reporter.
The courtroom is getting a bit noisy and the bailiff shouts out "Quiet down please!" A hush immediately settles over the courtroom for a moment and then conversations resume in a lowered tone. Goodman smiles and exchanges whispers with her girlfriends.
Judge Silvers comes out in her robes. The bailiff tells everyone to stand and face the flag. As everyone is standing, Goodman's defense team enters the courtroom. After the little speech is completed, Judge Silvers takes the bench and calls a case. Lisa Tanner is here. She enters the jury box for a moment then quickly exits the courtroom to answer her phone.
The court is waiting on other DDA's to be ready with their cases. 9:24 AM a brief recess is called.
Another male attorney with short black hair enters and exchanges business cards with Triessl and Gerner. Lisa Tanner is at the prosecution table going over documents. Now Robert Sheahen is also intently listening to the attorney talking to Triessl and Gerner. I can see from where I'm sitting the conversation with the new attorney is intense. Sheahen is nodding his head as the new guy speaks. Now Triessl has a serious expression on her face, as she momentarily holds her hand to her face. Gerner has her hand on her hip as she listens to the new attorney.
I believe my notes say that Gerner then passes Lisa Tanner and says, "December 7th, zero of 30 ... and that's the last..."
At 9:30 AM, DDA Ransom reenters Dept 122. I look on over at Triessl, and she's in an animated conversation now with the new attorney, speaking with her hands. Goodman is still turned 90 degrees around in her seat, her back against the side wall to look into the gallery and chat with her girlfriends.
The co-counsel on the Lonnie Franklin, Jr., the Grim Sleeper case, Seymour Amster enters Dept. 122. The City News reporter, Fred, enters and takes a seat beside me. At 9:45 AM the court goes back on the record. Two defendants are brought out, a man and a woman. Amster is representing the woman. That case is held over until December 3rd.
And we wait some more. The defense counsel left the well when the prior hearing was up. Judge Silver leaves the bench. I glance over at Goodman. She has her elbow on either the chair arm or her lap and her hand is on the side of her face. Fred tells me he's here for another case, the Justin Bieber paparazzi car chase incident.
Judge Silver retakes the bench and a preliminary hearing begins in another case. Goodman will get the opportunity to see a short preliminary hearing. A witness takes the stand and starts to tell the story of out walking his dog at night. A car ran a four-way stop sign. It came around the corner very fast and runs into him; comes at him. Then the car stopped and then backed into him. He was walking his dog when the car stopped then backed into him. The witness testifies he was knocked down by the car when it backed into him and he flew about ten feet.
The witness states he was in shock. The driver of the vehicle gets out and then hits him. The driver begins to fight with him. They were close contact wresstling with each other. "It became a huggy contest," the witness testified. Lots of hugging. Judge Silver asks the witness to just describe the contact with the defendant.
The witness explains, "He had the better of me. He lifted me up off the ground. He lifted me up and carried me to the other side of the street then threw me on the ground. ... (For) most of the battle, I couldn't get him off me. ... He was really good with his elbows." The witness states the attacker elbowed him in the throat.
As the witness is describing the fight, I'm wondering about his dog. Did he run away? Did he try to defend his owner? What about his dog?
The witness described how when he walks his dog at night he carries a batton. (Before the prelim began, the defendant was advised about his rights since the batton he carried is consided an illegal weapon.) During the fight, the attacker grabbed his batton. The witness states, "The older gentleman picked up my batton and hit me over the head with the baton three times. ... He kicked me twice in the face. ... He would then run to the corner and look around. ... He kept saying (to me) 'I'm LAPD!! I'm LAPD!!!"
The witness is asked if he believed the individual was an LAPD officer. "Not from what transpired there." Then the witness tells the court he surrendered. He had had enough of fighting with this assailant. He says to the younger man, "Okay. You win." He laid back on the ground and surrendered. The guy who was attacking him replied, "No! ... I look up and my dog is still there."
The prosecution asks him if he lost consciousness. The witness states he did lose consciousness after he saw his dog. DDA Kwon asks, "Did you ever see the younger one with the baton?" "No," the witness replies. When the vicitm came to (woke up) at the scene, he remembered the helicopters overhead. The witness states he had massive lacerations on his body and he thinks possibly a concussion. I have in my notes that the witness said he suffered "psyciatric dismay." Judge Silver asks the question that everyone wanted to know. "What kind of dog?" The witness replies, "A pit bull."
That's it for direct and cross begins. Fred gets up to check on the Bieber case in another floor of the courtroom.
The defense attorney asks if he had been convicted of a felony. "Yes," the witness replies. (For the) "...purchase of rock cocaine." The witness is asked if he was intoxicated while out walking his dog. No. There's not much to the cross.
An officer takes the stand. He's with LAPD, Van Nuys division. I see Goodman is still in the same pose as before. Her elbow on the arm of the chair and the palm of her hand on her chin.
While a new witness is called to take the stand in the current preliminary hearing, I look over at Triessl and Gerner. It appears they are looking over a document. There appears to be a look of consternation on Triessl's face. Her eyebrows are constricted. Triessl and Gerner and intently conferring over the document. They now leave the courtroom to continue their conversation. The new male attoney motions to Sheahen and he leaves the courtroom also.
A Detective Alvarez (sp?) takes the stand in the current prelim. He's assigned to Van Nuys Division, working CAPS. At this point, I stopped taking notes on this preliminary hearing. From memory, it was either this witness or another witness who testifies about a good samaritan who observed the fight going on in the street from inside his home and called 911. The detective on the stand testifies that this witness saw the younger man hit the victim with the baton twice. As quickly as it started, that preliminary hearing was over.
The Goodman case is called. I see that the male attorney that earlier had Goodman's defense team captivated sets his laptop and briefcase down on the prosecution's table. It's clear the DA's office has assigned a new attorney to the case. He announces his name for the record, "John Lewin." I'm quite surprised. John Lewin is with the DA's Major Crimes Division, which now will probably be handling the case. I've heard of him from my friend Matthew McGough. He's a heavy hitter who specializes in cold case homicides and difficult circumstantial cases. Now I understand the meaning of the conversation that I observed he had with the defense team in the well of the court.
DDA Lewin tells the court that the discovery process is ongoing back and forth between the parties. They'd like to set the prelim pre-setting date over one more month to December 7th, and have the case at zero of 30 on that date.
Defense attorney Sheahen speaks to the discovery issues. "We've received (an additional?) 2200 pages of documents." The defense has provided the prosecution with the results of a polygraph that their client passed. The defense has received the original notes from a (Detective? McCarty?). They are still waiting on notes from other first responders. Sheahen tells the court they have received preliminary DNA results. Ms. Goodman's DNA was on her clothing. Her DNA was not on the cup that is the alleged murder weapon.
The defense is also asking the court if Ms. Goodman can leave her home for 12 hours to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family.
The next hearing will be on December 7th at 8:30 AM and the court calendar is set at zero of thirty court days. And that's it.
The press files out to see if the defense will speak to them.
The video cameras follow John Lewin as he exits the courthouse. A few of the reporters yell questions at him. Lewin stops and thoughtfully tells the press that he won't speak on the record until the case is over. The KNX reporter throws out to Lewin if he could buy him lunch. If I"m not mistaken, Lewin throws back a joke and tells the reporter he isn't his type.
Triessl tells the press that she is going to walk her client to her car. She states her client is thrilled she will be enjoying Thanksgiving with her family.
A bit later, Robert Sheahen speaks to the press. He asks Gerner if she wants to stand up with him but she declines. I believe she tells him something to the effect, "It's all yours."
Sheahen tells the press that Goodman's DNA was found on her own clothing. It was not found on the coffee cup. Then Sheahen tells the press that the district attorney has indicated that there is a possibility that Alan Goodman's blood, his DNA was so pervasive that it "washed out" Ms. Goodman's DNA. They are following up on discovery matters with the additional pages of discovery. They are waiting on microscopic slides from the coroner. Sheahen also states there is a new DA on the case and that they welcome Mr. Lewin from Major Crimes, a seasoned prosecutor to the case. Sheahen also tells the press that they have offered to the DA's office to make Goodman's home available to the DA.
Sheahen then states again that the DNA found on Goodman's pants was her own. The coffee mug, (that DNA on it) all belonged to Alan Goodman. This is consistent with Ms. Goodman's statement that (he may have been?) holding the cup and fallen on the cup. The visit to the house by the DA will happen before the next hearing.
I ask Mr. Sheahen about the second autopsy performed by their expert, Dr. Michael Baden. (Baden testified in both Spector trials.) Sheahen states Baden's report will be ready in a couple of weeks. They are waiting on the microscopic slides from the cornoer for Dr. Baden to review.
And that's it. I head back to my car and almost forget that there were supposed to be documents waiting for me (a defense filing in this case) at the clerks office. Elizabeth Martinez of the Public Information Office had kindly arranged that for me. But when I get up there, the clerk at the window didn't know anything about it. I'll have to get them another time. As I'm leaving the court building, Alison Triessl and I think Kelly Gerner were reentering the courthouse. Triessl asks me, "Are you the blogger?" I'm immediately embarrassed that I've been identified. I usually like to fly under the radar. I reply, "Yes." She then tells me, "I love your blog! ... There's so much detail." Still embarrassed, I thank her several times for her kind words.
I will share my thoughts, my opinion, on the preliminary DNA results that were revealed in court today. One of the heaver hitters in forensic science coined a phrase years ago, that blood spatter expert, Dr. Lynne Herold said on the stand in the first Spector trial. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." (No Spector DNA was found on the murder weapon that was covered with Lana Clarkson's blood.)
Just because you don't find something is not indicative that it proves a negative. And what Robert Sheahen said about Alan Goodman's blood on the cup washing out Ms. Goodman's DNA is true. I've heard DNA analysts testify about this phenomenon in both Spector and in the Stephanie Lazarus case. There are instances where, when you have an abundant blood profile with good nucleated DNA cells, that can easily be such a "loud" profile that a smaller profile, from say, "touch DNA" or skin cells with little to few nucleated cells would be "washed out" and undetected with the instrumentation we have today. It doesn't mean it's not there. It just means it can't be detected.


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Hisanori Takahashi and The Shuuto: Fantasy Buy?
by Eno Sarris //
Fantasy baseball can be a fickle beast. Take the case of Hisanori Takahashi on the Mets.
First, he was a 35-year-old veteran of the Japanese leagues that had never pitched more than 150 innings in a season, never struck out as many as one batter per inning (a feat Colby Lewis and numerous other dominant Japanese league pitchers have managed), and didn't come with a ton of buzz. It seemed that the Mets were happy to use him as a LOOGY, as they stuck him in the bullpen despite Rod Barajas' claim that he was a "Number 3 starter" after catching him in spring training.
Fast forward to the first month of the season, and Takahashi was doing fine, but wasn't interesting to most fantasy players as a middle reliever. Then John Maine went down with an injury and Oliver Perez went down with a case of Oliver-Perez-ness, and suddenly Takahashi was thrust into a starting role. It was what Takahashi was used to, and he blossomed at first.
Two starts in, Takahashi hadn't given up a run in 11 innings, and had even bested the mighty New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. Fantasy owners went to the wire and picked him up. Many people had him in against the San Diego Padres – and then he was shelled for six runs in four innings. He followed that up with five runs allowed in five innings against the Marlins on Sunday. Now Takahashi is owned in only 12% of fantasy leagues and is probably on most waiver wires in mixed leagues. Will the real Takahashi stand up? The pitcher represented by the Bloomberg Sports Fantasy Tools spider graphs on the right is just barely fantasy relevant in shallow mixed leagues.
Going back to Patrick Newman and his NPB Tracker to figure out more about Takahashi's history, we delve into more mysteries. Take a look at the velocity tracker grab on the left. He's got five legitimate pitches, most of which are usual in American baseball: fastball, curve, change, sinker and slider. The last, though? The shuuto.
The shuuto is a legendary pitch in Japan and is hard to translate. Mike Fast, pitch f/x analyst extraordinaire, took a look at the pitch and recent literature on the subject and couldn't definitely label the pitch. By all accounts, though, it's a two-seam "cut" fastball – a tiny bit slower than a regular four-seam fastball, but with movement that bores to the left. It could just be another name for the cut fastball, in the end.
Does that jive with what we can see in pitch f/x for Takahashi? Fangraphs doesn't have a pitch that seems to fit the description of a pitch with a similar velocity but different movement, but Texas Leaguers says that Takahashi throws a two-seamer 7.5% of the time. The two-seamer that Texas Leaguers describes crosses the plate at 81.5 MPH compared to his four-seam 88.6 MPH velocity, though, so it's already a little different than most two-seamers. We know from Harry Pavlidis' work with benchmarks for pitch types that the average four-seamer goes 92 MPH and the average two-seamer goes 91 MPH.
If we move forward with the idea that the shuuto is what most would call a two-seamer, we realize that the pitch is probably not the key to Takahashi's success. After all, the primary benefit from the two-seamer is the ground balls it entices. With a 52% groundball rate, the pitch is the most grounder-heavy pitch type according to Pavlidis' work. Takahashi's shuuto yields a poor 33.3% groundball rate. And he throws the pitch, at most, 7.5% of the time.
From NPBTracker.com, here is Takahashi's pitching mix in Japan:
Fastball: 46%
Sinker: 26.4%
Slider: 16.5%
Curve: 6.3%
Shuuto: 2.9%
Here's Texas Leaguers description of his pitching mix this year:
Fastball: 44.9%
Changeup: 19.6%
Sinker: 8.9%
Curve: 9.5%
Two-Seamer: 7.5%
Slider: 8.0%
Obviously, the classification systems are different. Newman stated that he thought Takahashi threw the shuuto very rarely in Japan, as his numbers show. Looking at his pitch f/x spin angle with gravity chart, we can see the four-seam fastball, the changeup, the slider and the curve pretty distinctly. The 'shuuto' or two-seamer might be those straggler dots in between the fastball and the changeup. Tightening pitch classifications will be a big step forward for pitch f/x, and will help us answer questions like these more definitively in the future.
What we can tell now is that Takahashi throws a lot of pitches, and that his three main pitches – the fastball, changeup and sinker – all pound the strike zone at above-average rates (all above 65.7%, and average is ~60%). The changeup and sinker also get above-average whiffs (11.0% for the changeup, 25.7% for the sinker, 9% is about average.
Conventional wisdom might lump him in with some countrymen, point out the hitch in his delivery, his large arsenal including the shuuto, the bad groundball rate, and the below-average whiff rate on his fastball (7.3%), and call Takahashi a novelty that will suffer once teams start scouting him better and seeing him more often.
But as a lefty in a division with some nice parks for a flyball pitcher (0.499 park factor for home runs in Citi Field this year, for one), Takahashi has some things going for him. Shuuto or not, he can find the strike zone with multiple pitches and gets whiffs on his secondary stuff. At the very least, he is a good matchups play and a strong bench pitcher in any format deeper than a 10-team mixed league.

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Officials: Ala nuclear plant can withstand tornado
A powerful tornado that came within a few miles of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant last month wouldn't have splattered north Alabama with radiation even if it had hit a reactor directly, federal regulators told a skeptical crowd Tuesday during a meeting at the troubled installation.
The plant's Unit One has the lowest safety marks of any reactor in the nation because an important cooling valve was found inoperable last fall, and the close call with an EF-5 tornado that plowed across the region on April 27 heightened fears of a nuclear disaster at the plant, which is nearly identical to the Fukushima plant that was damaged after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
While Browns Ferry wasn't damaged in last month's near miss, operators had to shut down the reactors because they lost power from the outside when transmission lines were severed by the twister, which the weather service says had winds up to 210 mph.
Both area residents and nuclear opponents who attended a public review of the plant's safety record questioned whether Browns Ferry would have withstood a direct strike by a twister. Officials with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said such an event wasn't a threat to safety.
Victor McCree, NRC's regional administrator, said the plant's steel roof was designed with side panels that would come off the building during a tornado strike. That would reduce pressure inside and prevent spent fuel pellets and radioactive water in huge cooling pools from being sucked up by a twister and slung all over the countryside.
"It's not a concern," McCree said.
The assurances didn't satisfy people who have seen images of buildings that were leveled across Alabama when dozens of twisters hit last month, killing 238 people statewide.
"If you're not concerned you should be," said Nancy Hughes, of Florence.
Kathleen Ferris said both NRC and TVA have a credibility problem.
"If you really believe an EF-5 would not damage those spent fuels, you need to visit Tuscaloosa or Joplin, Mo.," said Ferris, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Used fuel from Browns Ferry's three reactors is stored in huge concrete-and-steel pools beneath the metal roof. TVA spokesman Ray Golden said the water is 40 feet deep, so there's little chance of fuel being uncovered by a tornado even in a worst-case scenario.
"The water is only mildly radioactive; the fuel itself is the concern, and it is protected," he said.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Browns Ferry operated safety last year, but there were issues that included a problem with a valve on a system that would be used to cool the reactor during an accident. Officials aren't sure how long the valve had been inoperable.
Because of that problem, which was uncovered in October, the NRC placed the plant in an oversight category lower than every other plant in the country. Charlie Stancil, an NRC inspector who oversees Browns Ferry, said the ranking means the plant will get extra attention indefinitely.
"Unit One has the problems, but we will be giving them more attention plantwide," said Stancil.
Browns Ferry, where a worker with a candle started a fire that damaged plant controls in 1975, was idled for more than two decades because of safety concerns. The third and final reactor to restart went back into operation in 2007.


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Kia Motors Donates $5K to Kirk Cameron's Camp Firefly
Actor and evangelical leader Kirk Cameron recently attended an event in West Point, Ga., during which he received a $5,000 donation from Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia for his Camp Firefly, a free summer camp for terminally ill children and their families which takes place annually at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga.
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia said in a statement provided to The Christian Post that it feels it is important to provide charitable assistance to local organizations.
"Providing support to organizations close to home like Camp Firefly is important to KMMG and benefits so many children and their families," Randy Jackson, KMMG's vice president of human resources and administration, said in a statement emailed to The Christian Post.
"We thank Kirk and Chelsea Cameron for the opportunity to participate in this year's retreat," Jackson added.
A ceremony took place Sunday at the Kia manufacturing plant in West Point, during which Cameron received a check for $5,000 and posed with executives of the plant.
Cameron, a father of six and husband to actress Chelsea Noble, founded Camp Firefly in 1989 to offer families of terminally ill children an escape from the daily pressures of hospital bills and medical treatment to spend one week at an all-expenses paid vacation in nature.
Activities at the weeklong summer camp include golfing, fishing, and a spa day, among other things.
"On behalf of Camp Firefly, I want to thank KMMG and its team members for recognizing how important it is for families to get away from the pressures of hospitals, medical treatments and other worries to have a chance to spend time with each other, and other families who can relate to their struggles and challenges," Cameron said in a released statement.
Cameron, who began his acting career on the 1990s sitcom "Growing Pains," has long expressed the importance of maintaining a healthy family life.
In addition to Camp Firefly, Cameron also seeks to offer guidance to married couples through his "Love Worth Fighting For" tour, which seeks to encourage couples to mend their marriages and find the best in their significant others.
Cameron's "Love Worth Fighting For" conference is currently touring the U.S., and his Camp Firefly will take place this summer.
The Christian Post reached out to Cameron but did not receive a response by press time.


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First encountered Edit
Before having completed quests in the area, Argent Crusaders are roaming the Valley of Echoes, fighting with Forgotten Depths Slayers. Some crusaders are bound in webs. Forgotten Depths Ambushers will occasionally pop out of a webbing and attack.
Scourge attack Edit
After completing A Cold Front Approaches, the Scourge will start attacking on the Argent Vanguard.
Cannons appear on top of the Argent Vanguard Towers. The Valley is filled with scourge of various sorts, and an occasional Frostbrood Destroyer joins the fight.
Aftermath Edit
When The Last Line Of Defense is completed the Argent Crusaders once again wander the Valley of Echoes cheering loudly near the dead bodies of the slain Frostbrood Destroyers and various dead Nerubians.
Various NPCs appear at (or move from the Argent Vanguard) a camp at the north end of the Valley of Echoes, just shy of The Breach. While a small group of crusaders guard the Breach from further Scourge invasions.
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Outfielder Fuld provides relief in Rays' loss
Maddon calls lefty's perfect one-third inning a morale booster
ANAHEIM -- In the midst of the Rays' 11-2 defeat to the Angels on Monday night, Sam Fuld joined the likes of Wade Boggs and Josh Wilson as the only position players in team history to pitch in a game.
Fuld entered the game with two outs in the eighth and runners on second and third to face J.B. Shuck.
"It happened so quickly, I felt relaxed in the bullpen and once I got out to the mound I kind of just realized that there was a lot of stuff that I had to figure out how to do," Fuld said. "Like put your foot on the rubber and when to step off the rubber and things like that, whether to work out of the stretch or not, stuff that I haven't thought about in like 14 years."
Fuld said he has not pitched since his junior year in high school in 1999.
"I was looking to boost morale somehow," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "... I told Sammy before the inning began to go down there and we'll see what happens. Once they set it up and here comes Shuck with two outs and I thought it was the right time to do it."
After falling behind 3-1, Fuld retired Shuck on a flyout to center field to end the inning and complete his immaculate line. Fuld's career ERA of 0.00 is better than that of legendary lefty Sandy Koufax. Fuld smiled when that fact was called to his attention.
"Yeah, and I'm going to sit on it, too," Fuld said.
Fuld threw five fastballs, topping out at 87 mph.
"We were guessing 88, 86 wasn't bad," Maddon said. "I think if you threw him out there a couple of more times you might get 88-89."
As for team morale ...
"I certainly thought it was a little bit fun," Ben Zobrist said. "Obviously that's not the situation you want to be in. Hopefully Sam's not sore or anything tomorrow."
Boggs pitched 1 1/3 innings against the Orioles at Tropicana Field on Aug. 10, 1999, allowing one run on three hits while striking out one.
Wilson pitched an inning against the Marlins in Miami on June 8, 2007, allowing no runs on one hit and a walk.


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James Lane, from the Headquarters of the Kansas Volunteers free state militia, issued this certificate that appointed James Abbott, as Brigadier General of the 1st Brigade, to protect the ballot boxes during the upcoming elections. Election fraud, in the form of multiple votes cast by proslavery men, was a constant concern of free state supporters.
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text: Twenty eager guests feasted upon five courses at Ciao Bistro in the heart of historic downtown Fernandina Beach at Folio Weekly's Bite Club dinner on May 19. Host Caron Streibich introduced owner Luca Mariasci, who first presented a delightfully thin tomato, mozzarella and basil pizza perfect for sharing among tablemates. Then a colorful, artfully stacked watermelon napoleon with layers of juicy melon, arugula, feta and balsamic drizzle arrived tableside. It was followed by a square of fresh mozzarella, fried and served atop a pesto aioli. The star of the evening was the scallop-and-shrimp-studded seafood lasagna with rich bechamel and fresh mozzarella topped with a mushroom, white wine and mascarpone sauce. A light tiramisu hit the spot for dessert and a heavy pour of red wine washed down the meal. Visit folioweekly.com to catch the Ciao Bistro Bite Club video.


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NEW YORK (AP) — President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday covered a lot of issues that are important to small business including the tax code, minimum wage, immigration and the difficulty some owners have finding workers with the right skills.
Here is a look at some of Obama's proposals, and how they could affect small business:
Impact: Positive
Obama talked about creating a tax code that helps small businesses spend less time filing out complicated forms. It's really not the forms but the code itself that's the problem — small business owners have long complained about the complexity of federal tax laws and the time and money they have to spend to keep up with changes. A survey last year by the National Small Business Association found that more than half of small business owners — 56 percent — said administrative side of taxes was a bigger burden than actually paying taxes.
"The overhead on our ability to keep up with the tax code is super-challenging," said Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion, an electronic medical records company in San Francisco. He estimates that 5 percent of his expenses go toward dealing with taxes.
Impact: Negative
Obama wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour from $7.25. While Obama noted that 19 states plus the District of Columbia have a higher minimum wage than the federal government, all the states except for Washington have a minimum wage below $9. Washington state's hourly minimum wage is $9.19.
"It will be a 28 percent increase in my payroll each year," said Sean Falk, who owns 12 franchises including Mrs. Fields cookies and brownies — and Pretzelmaker — shops in four states with minimum wages ranging from $7.25 to $7.85 an hour. Falk said an increase to $9 would force him to shutter his less profitable stores, and could keep him from opening more locations.
Obama said that a full-time worker making the minimum wage earns $14,500 a year, which puts a family below the poverty level. But Falk says his workers tend to be teenagers or people wanting to pick up some extra money. All work part time.
There were these 3.8 million workers with wages at or below the federal minimum in 2011, and about half were age 25 or younger, according to the Labor Department. That accounted for 5.2 percent of all hourly-paid workers. It's not known how many worked for small businesses.
An increase in the federal minimum wage could pressure employers to give raises to all their workers — even those who already make more. Higher paid workers who see co-workers getting a big percentage increase, may feel like they deserve raises, too.
"You're going to feel the need to bump up everybody," said Todd McCracken, CEO of the National Small Business Association, a lobbying group. That could heat up inflation, which was tame in 2012.
Impact: Mixed
Obama called for changes in immigration laws that would attract entrepreneurs and engineers to the U.S. Under current laws, not only can it be difficult for someone to come to the U.S. to start a business, but many foreign students at U.S. universities are forced to leave the country when they graduate — and take the skills and knowledge they've amassed back home with them.
Small business groups support immigration reform that would make it easier for highly skilled immigrant entrepreneurs to obtain citizenship for several reasons. It would help with a shortage of skilled workers. New entrepreneurs can create sales opportunities for existing businesses through buying products and services needed to run their companies. And new immigrant entrepreneurs would also create jobs and that would aid the economy.
"If we can find highly skilled, highly trained people to come here, that could be a linchpin to future economic growth in this country," said the NSBA's McCracken.
Immigration reform would relieve small businesses of the administrative burden that goes along with hiring a foreign worker, said David Link, chairman of ScienceLogic, a company that makes software for what's known as "cloud computing," which allows companies to use applications on the Internet instead of their own computers.
"They don't make it easy on me as a company trying to get someone though the process of a work permit," said Link, whose company is based in Reston, Va. "The costs of getting someone through a work permit are significant."
Obama also called for stronger borders to cut down on the number of people who enter the U.S. illegally. That could be a negative for companies that rely on workers living in the U.S. without legal permission, for cheap labor. But it could be a positive for companies that avoid using illegal immigrants to save on wages, but have competitors who do hire them. If all workers can demand the minimum wage without worrying about immigration issues, it could help level the playing field because labor expenses would be more uniform.
Another issue: The National Small Business Administration noted that changes in immigration laws could create an administrative burden on employers by requiring them to verify with the government that their workers are eligible to be employed in the U.S.
Impact: Positive
Obama said the government is expanding its program to create manufacturing hubs to bring jobs to parts of the country that have lost businesses to global competition. The first hub, in Youngstown, Ohio, opened in September and was backed by a $30 million government grant and money from companies and nonprofit organizations. It is training workers in a high-tech manufacturing process known as 3D printing. Obama said there will be three more, with businesses partnering with the Pentagon and the Department of Energy. He also said he would ask Congress to create a network of 15 of these hubs.
Obama's comments about more manufacturing hubs answered calls from small business for government help in bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. and in finding workers who have the skills required for changing technologies.
"We're very happy that he emphasized manufacturing," said John Arensmeyer, CEO of Small Business Majority, a lobbying group. "All of our polling shows small businesses support government help for that."
Manufacturers were intrigued.
"I'd love to know the details about what that includes — it may be a very good idea for the country," said Mike Pearson, owner of Union Packaging, a Yeadon, Pa., manufacturer of paper packaging for the food industry.
Impact: Mixed
Obama proposed a program to start making the most urgent repairs and upgrades on bridges, pipelines, ports and other parts of the nation's infrastructure. But the big picture approach wasn't reassuring to some owners.
The Detroit manufacturing plant where Corridor Sausage makes its products is about 80 years old and isn't energy efficient, said Corridor's co-owner, Will Branch. He would have liked to hear Obama proposing grants to help companies like his save energy.
"We need grant money toward replacing our equipment," he said. Branch is interested in using solar power and recycled rainwater, but can't afford it.
And Link, the ScienceLogic chairman, believes the nation needs to upgrade high-speed communication networks to make them faster.
"We're not keeping up with the rest of the world," he said. "The Pacific rim is head of us in mobile technology, in high-speed communication."
Obama noted that the U.S. has become more energy self-sufficient. But he called for a greater reliance on clean and renewable energy sources like solar power, and for more research to help the company move away from an oil-based energy economy. He linked his proposals about energy with concerns about what energy consumption is doing to the global climate.
The devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy last fall showed how climate change can affect small business, Arensmeyer said.
"The solutions for climate change are good for the economy."
Impact: Mixed
Throughout his address, Obama talked about the need for improving the skills of U.S. workers. His comments on immigration reform and manufacturing hubs dealt with the country's need for highly skilled workers. He also proposed education programs that would help create a more skilled work force in the future.
There is a need for more skilled workers. Many surveys of small business owners — including the monthly survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business — have found that business owners can't find qualified workers for some of their open positions. Owners of high-tech companies and highly specialized manufacturers are among those that have complained about their inability to find workers with the right skills. Many have to do a lot of on-the-job training.
"We're bringing people from school and we're bringing a lot of their skills higher," said Ryan Howard, the CEO of Practice Fusion.
But Obama's approach may not be fast enough. Small businesses need workers with better skills now.
"Some of the comments he made about technology are years down the road," said Rudy Ramon, owner of Artesia Springs, a San Antonio-based company that sells bottled spring and purified water. "What we need is to implement things to help us right now."
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It's likely that you will have physical concerns. Your cancer may cause symptoms. Your treatment may cause side effects. In this section, you'll learn more about how to respond to some of the most common side effects and symptoms from a brain tumor and its treatment.
Here are some common side effects from treatment for a brain tumor and how to ease them. You may not have all of these. We've listed them in alphabetical order so you can find help when you need it.
Anemia (low red blood cell levels)
Throughout your treatment, your doctor will test your blood. One thing he or she is checking is your red blood cell count. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If your body does not have this oxygen, you may feel tired. Decreased red blood cell counts can be caused by small amounts of blood loss, by chemotherapy or radiation, or by the cancer itself. This is called anemia.
If your doctor tells you that you have anemia, take these actions to feel better:
Take short rests when you're tired. Avoid long naps during the day so that you can sleep well at night.
Add mild exercise, such as walking, to your daily routine. It may help you sleep better.
Balance activity with rest. Save your energy for important tasks.
Drink plenty of water. Dehydration adds to fatigue.
Talk with your doctor about medications or treatments that may help manage your anemia.
Appetite loss
Eating well during cancer treatment can help you maintain your strength, stay active, and lower your chances of infection. When you're being treated for cancer, a diet high in calories and protein is best. The problem is that side effects of treatment can change the way food tastes or reduce your appetite. Try these tips to stimulate your desire to eat:
If you can, eat foods high in protein several times a day. These foods include: milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, meat, fish, eggs, beans, peanut butter, and nuts. Protein helps build and repair tissue, and cancer treatments cause you to use more protein than usual.
If you can, eat high calorie foods to help you maintain your weight, such as margarine or butter, sugar, honey, jams, jellies, cream cheese, dried fruit, gravies or sauces, mayonnaise, and salad dressing.
Get plenty of fluids to help control your body temperature and improve food elimination. In addition to water, fruit juices, and other liquids, try these foods to increase fluids: gelatin, pudding, soups, Popsicles, and ice cream.
Eat small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large ones.
Keep snacks handy to eat when you are hungry.
Eat with friends or play your favorite music at mealtime to boost your appetite.
Eat your biggest meal in the morning. Many people getting treatment for cancer find this is when they have their biggest appetite.
If you can, increase your activity level. Doing so may stimulate your appetite.
On days you don't feel like eating at all, don't worry about it. Try again the next day. If you find your appetite doesn't improve in several days, talk with your doctor or nurse.
Bleeding or bruises
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your platelet levels. These blood cells help with blood clotting. Many types of chemotherapy can cause low platelet levels, as can the cancer itself. A lowered platelet level is called thrombocytopenia. Without enough platelets, your blood may not be able to clot. You may have symptoms such as nose bleeds or bruising.
If your doctor tells you that your platelet count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Protect your skin from cuts, scrapes, and sharp objects.
Shave with an electric razor.
Use a soft toothbrush to prevent bleeding gums.
Take steps to prevent constipation, which can lead to hemorrhoids.
Call your doctor if you develop a rash, bleeding, or bruising.
Cold intolerance
During radiation therapy for a brain tumor you may find that you become more sensitive to cold. Try these coping tips:
Wear layers so you can stay warm and comfortable throughout the day.
Wear a hat, scarf, and gloves, if you need to.
Ask your friends and family to run errands for you when it's cold outside.
Drink warm liquids.
Hair loss (alopecia)
Losing your hair can be upsetting because baldness is a visible reminder that you are being treated for cancer. Keep in mind, your hair will grow back after chemotherapy; however, it may not grow back after radiation. Try these coping tips:
Consider cutting your hair before treatment starts.
Think about getting a wig, hat, or scarf before your hair loss starts. That way, you can get a wig that matches your hair.
Because your scalp may be more sensitive to temperature and sun, protect it with sunscreen and hats or scarves.
Headache pain might be from the tumor, from the surgery, from radiation or radiation necrosis. Try these tips to ease pain:
Take your pain medications regularly; don't wait for your pain to become severe.
Change your activity level. See if you feel better if you rest more or move around more — either may help.
Distract yourself with soothing music, funny videos, or computer games.
Use relaxation techniques (like yoga or meditation), or guided imagery exercises. Ask your doctor or nurse where you can learn more about these.
You may want to take acetaminophen instead of aspirin for a headache.
Increased infections
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your white blood cell count. Many types of chemotherapy can cause low white blood cell counts. Lowered white cell counts is called neutropenia. Without enough white blood cells, your body may not be able to fight infection.
If your doctor tells you that your white blood cell count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Avoid crowds or people with colds.
Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer throughout the day to kill germs.
Call your doctor right away if you have any of these signs of infection: a temperature of 100.5°F (38°C) or higher, severe chills, a cough, pain, a burning sensation during urination, or any sores or redness.
Mouth sores (mucositis)
Some types of chemotherapy may cause these. Mouth sores may hurt and make eating an unpleasant experience.
To prevent sores, take these actions:
Brush your teeth after meals and before bedtime; floss every day.
Keep your mouth and lips clean and moist.
Use sugar-free candies or gums to increase moisture in your mouth.
If you get sores in your mouth, take these actions to ease the pain:
Avoid alcohol and mouthwashes containing alcohol because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid hot, rough, or spicy foods because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid tobacco because it may irritate the sores. Smoking can also make you more susceptible to sores.
Ask your doctor about topical mouth medications.
Take over-the-counter pain medication, such as Tylenol (acetaminophen), if necessary.
Call your doctor or nurse if your temperature reaches 100.5°F (38°C) or higher.
Nausea or vomiting
Nausea or vomiting as a result of chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer may range from barely noticeable to severe. It may help you to understand the different types of nausea:
Acute-onset nausea and vomiting. This occurs within a few minutes to several hours after chemotherapy. The worst episodes tend to be 5 to 6 hours after treatment, and the symptoms end within the first 24 hours.
Delayed-onset vomiting. This develops more than 24 hours after treatment.
Anticipatory nausea and vomiting. These are learned from previous experiences with vomiting. As you prepare for the next dose of chemotherapy, you may anticipate that nausea and vomiting will occur as it did previously, which triggers the actual reflex.
Breakthrough vomiting. This occurs despite treatment to prevent it. It requires additional treatment.
Refractory vomiting. This occurs after 1 or more chemotherapy treatments; essentially, you're no longer responding to antinausea treatments.
To prevent nausea, take these actions. Most nausea can be prevented:
Ask your doctor about getting a prescription medicine to control nausea and vomiting. Then make sure you take it as directed. If you are vomiting and cannot take the medicine, call your doctor or nurse.
If you have bothersome nausea and vomiting even though you are taking your medicine, call your doctor or nurse. Your medicine can be changed.
To help ease nausea or vomiting if you have it, try these tips:
Try eating foods and drinking beverages that were easy to take or made you feel better when you've had the flu or were nauseated from stress. These may be bland foods, sour candy, pickles, dry crackers, ginger ale, flat soda, or others.
Do not eat fatty or fried foods, very spicy foods, or very sweet foods.
Eat room-temperature or cold foods. The smells from hot foods may make your nausea worse.
Ask your doctor or nurse if he or she can help you learn a relaxation exercise. This may make you feel less anxious and more in control, and decrease your nausea.
Ask your doctor or nurse about using acupressure bands on your wrists, which may help decrease your nausea.
Sex drive changes (libido)
Radiation therapy may decrease your desire to have sex. Feelings of depression from having cancer or fatigue from other treatments can also have a negative impact on your sexual desires. Here are some ways you may cope:
Talk with your partner about changes in your desire to have sex.
Discuss it with your doctor and other members of your health care team. They may be able to refer you to a sexual rehabilitation program.
Request a referral to a counselor who specializes in sexual problems.
Tiredness and fatigue
Tiredness is a very common symptom and side effect from chemotherapy and radiation treatments. You may feel only slightly tired, or you may suffer from extreme fatigue.
Taking these actions may help increase your energy level. Fatigue can last 4 to 6 weeks after treatment ends:
Take action to treat a poor appetite because eating improperly can make you tired.
If your fatigue is severe or chronic, ask for help with routine tasks that can drain your energy, such as grocery shopping or housework. Some people reduce their hours at work.
Follow the tips under anemia.
Sometimes, a stimulant medication can be helpful
Thinking and remembering problems
You may have problems with concentration and memory from radiation, chemotherapy, or the cancer itself. Being tired can make this worse.
Taking these actions may help:
Make lists and write down important information.
Use other tools to help organize your life, such as calendars, pill dispensers, or alarm clocks.
Let your medical team know about any cognitive changes you have and ask what can be done about them. Treatment to help manage cognitive changes may be especially important after treatment ends. Dementia medications may help with memory problems after radiation therapy for brain cancer.


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Today's submission comes from fellow FTBer (and friend) Stephanie Zvan of Almost Diamonds:
…I am alive. That sounds hyperbolic, but bear with me.
There is much about my life now that I love–being able to write for (a small amount of) money, having the kind of love life that most people will never even strive for because they don't believe it's possible, having excellent friends and challenging work both as an employee and as a volunteer–but I had to survive long enough to get here. There have been plenty of times when that was in doubt.
I was physically and emotionally abused at home. I was pathologically shy. I was scared of everything. I was a year younger than everyone else in my class in school. I was serious and brainy. I didn't wear the same clothes or haircuts as other kids. I attended six different elementary schools in three states. I wasn't uncoordinated, but I had very little interest in competitive sports. I was poor in the exurbs in the 80s. I was targeted by one sexual predator when I was about nine and another (more successfully) when I was fifteen. I dated more than one guy who blamed me for his inability to act like a decent human being.
In short, lots about my life sucked. The first time I remember seriously contemplating suicide, I must have been about thirteen. That has never stopped entirely.
The one thing I've never had to deal with, through all of that, is the notion that life must somehow be fair. "Why me?" has never meant any more than "Can't this just stop already?" Individuals had certainly told me why I was so worthless as to deserve what was happening to me, but they could be argued with, even if weakly.
No one ever told me that what was happening to me was God's plan for me. No one ever told me that it made sense in a way I was simply inadequate to understand. No one ever told me to be grateful.
They do that, you know. They tell people to be grateful for their trials because they come from God. They really say that to people who are in unbelievable pain.
I didn't know a lot about gratitude then. What I knew was that I wanted it to stop. I lived in a little fantasy world where someone or something would make it stop because I couldn't. If I'd been told then that it wouldn't stop because it was The Plan, if I'd been told someone I could not defy wanted things this way, I would have had only one thing I could do.
I would have died.
Because I am an atheist, because I was an atheist then even though I didn't really know the word, I lived. I defied a lot of people to become who and what I am today.
Also because I am an atheist, I know that the pain I see in those around me is not inevitable. It is not part of some Plan that we cannot defy. So where I once fought for myself, I know it is possible to fight–and win–for others. I do that too. But I never would have made it to the point where I could if I were not an atheist.
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The international nature of book collecting is displayed on AbeBooks list of most expensive sales during June. France is strongly represented with a collection of French archaeological magazines along with a rare book about Paris great opera house and an art book by André Masson and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Masson was an interesting character who dabbled in Cubism and then moved to surrealism, before switching to the pen and ink style that included working under the influence of drugs and long periods of time without food and water to enhance his art.
Italy appears on the list in the bizarre form of Codex Seraphinianus by Italian artist Luigi Serafini. This baffling book remains one of the most collectible art books of the past 40 years due to its striking imagery and incomprehensible text.
As so frequently happens each month, a rare bible makes our top 10. This particular edition is the Thomson Bible, which was translated from Greek into English. Charles Thomson (17291824) provided this first translation of the Septuagint, the Greek version of the bible, which itself had been translated from Hebrew.
1. Recueil des Noticies et Mémoires de la Société Archéologique, Historique et Archéologique du Département de la Wilaya Constantine - $21,060
A 71-volume collection of richly illustrated magazines, covering 96 years, published by this prestigious French archaeological society.
2. Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae - $17,655
Abbreivated to LIMC, this encyclopedia catalogs representations of mythology in the plastic arts (ie sculpture or ceramics) of classical antiquity. Published from 1981 to 2009, this complete collection comes in eight double volumes.
3. Essai sur L'inégalité des Races Humaines by Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau - $8,500
This translates as 'essays on the inequality of the human races'. A controversial work of anthropology, Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (1816 -1882) was a French aristocrat and writer, who developed the theory of the Aryan master race infamously supported by Adolf Hitler. The book, a first edition in four volumes from 1853, is considered a prime example of scientific racism.
4. Lectures on Quaternions: Containing a Systematic Statement of a New Mathematical Method by William Rowan Hamilton - $7,500
A first edition from 1853. Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) was an important Victorian physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made key contributions to the field of mechanics. His work led to the development of quantum mechanics and he invented quaternions a number system that applies to three-dimensional space. A rare copy in its original binding of purple cloth with a spine lettered in gilt.
5. Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini - $6,931
A 1981 signed true first edition of "the world's weirdest book". A surreal art book containing a language no-one has ever understood. Luigi Serafini, an Italian artist, describes a fantasy world with baffling and unusual illustrations. A new edition released in October 2013 is ideal for anyone with a smaller budget.
6. Vingt-deux Dessins sur le Thème du Désir by Jean-Paul Sartre and André Masson - $6,795
The title translates as 'twenty two drawings on the theme of desire'. A 1961 edition published by Fernand Mourlot containing 10 original lithographs and 22 drawings in ink by Masson and text by Sartre. A limited edition of 175 numbered copies signed by Masson.
7. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - $6,794
A fourth edition in three volumes of this defining work on classic economics. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, in the Strand in 1786. Leather-bound with a rich ornamental gilt spine. The Wealth of Nations was first published in 1776 and covers fundamental areas of economics that were being reflected in the Industrial Revolution. Smith (1723-1790) was educated at the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford.
8. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - $6,000
Twain's classic tale of life along the Mississippi. An 1876 first edition in a modern dark brown full leather binding.
9. Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris by Charles Garnier - $5,524
A first edition in two volumes published in 1880. A rare work on the neo-Baroque Parisian opera house completed in 1875 containing 20 chromolithograph plates. Garnier designed the building, which cost 50 million francs at the time. Marcel Duchamp was among the artists to contribute engravings. The building is now commonly known as the Palais Garnier.
10. The Holy Bible - $5,506
Published in 1808 in four volumes and translated from Greek by Charles Thomson. This book is bound in full calf with red compartments and gilt lettering on the spine. 'Thomson's Bible' was the first translation into English of the Greek text of the Old Testament, the first translation into English of the New Testament in the Western Hemisphere, and was the first Bible printed in America by a woman, Jane Aitken.


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Death Prompts Surge in Jackson Sales
The singer's passing proves a bonus for retailers all around the world
Since Michael Jackson's shocking death Thursday, legions of fans have been scrambling to purchase lasting memories of the pop star.
Only two hours after Jackson's passing was confirmed, his hit album Thriller reached number one on iTunes. As of Friday afternoon, Jackson albums occupy nine of the top ten slots, with the iTunes Essential Michael Jackson as the top-seller. In addition, a quarter of the top 100 songs purchased on the site are either by Jackson or the Jackson Five. On Amazon, it's all Michael Jackson all the time, as the top 15 albums all belong to him.
News of the pop icon's death quickly spread across social networking sites including Twitter and Facebook. More than 7,000 fans even created memorial playlists featuring their favorite Jackson songs and videos on Facebook and iLike.com.
With round-the-clock coverage on the King of Pop – all of the morning shows devoted their programming almost exclusively to Jackson, and MTV has been running his videos non-stop – a summer sale by Julien's Auctions, featuring 21 items from his career and personal life is sure to generate intense interest. A few gems include hand-written lyrics to his number one hit "Bad" (estimated value $500-$700) and a pearl-and-Swarovski-crystal-studded shirt from The Jacksons' "Victory" tour in 1984 (estimated value $1,000-$1,500).
It's been 25 years since Jackson enjoyed this kind of commercial buzz. After selling nearly 750 million albums worldwide, reports claim the singer died nearly $400 million in debt. Of course he was hoping to put a dent in that figure, as he was about to embark on a sold-out 50-show concert series, all of which was to take place in London. It is still uncertain whether the $85 million in sales will be refunded. While, some reports estimate Jackson was to make a $1 to $1.5 million per appearance.
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(Sift-to be sure there are no lumps) flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Mix until combined.
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Construction Update for July 3
Posted in: CHCP Updates, Construction News
The new Montclair District Energy System is almost fully operational. Chilled water is being supplied to a majority of the campus via the new central plant. The new gas turbine and Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) are currently in testing. It is expected that in mid-July, we will begin to supply steam to the University from the new plant. Shortly thereafter, we will begin the decommissioning process of the existing Cogeneration Plant across from the Red Hawk Deck.
Restoration work is in full swing and the efforts to transform the campus back into an inviting place for students, faculty, staff and visitors will continue for the rest of the summer. Please be patient with the dynamic construction environment that currently exists on campus.
Significant phases in the construction that are upcoming are as follows:
Restoration of the Campus
- On Friday, July 5, the area in front of Science Hall will be closed to pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians should walk east to Stone Street, or west around the Student Center to access the center of campus. Science Hall can be accessed by entering through the south end of Richardson Hall or by the pathway between the Drop-In Center and Richardson. This configuration will last three weeks while that area is restored.
- The University Promenade is also undergoing a transformation but will remain open until we begin the asphalt paving.
Piping Installation
- The piping installation is nearly complete in front of College Hall and the backfilling of trenches is underway.
- The installation of the steam and condensate to Bohn Hall is continuing, however there are no access restrictions around the area.
Please see the campus construction map for details of the areas under construction.
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Father's Day
This coming Father's Day is the first since my dad passed. No card to buy, no kisses and hugs, no chance to cook Sunday lunch for the old man and share a glass or two of wine.
So is this a reason to be sad? Yes, perhaps it is… Then I remember earlier this year, sitting on my father's bed. As he lay there, very ill, I held his hand and a tear rolled down my cheek.
"Why are you crying?" asked Dad.
"Because I'm going to miss you."
"I'm not dead yet," said Dad. "Bloody hell, I hope you're not like this at the funeral!"
So no point in being sad then, none at all.
But I miss him. We shared the same laughter. Fragments of memories flicker and fade, but the warmth he had remains. As he aged and became frail I had the honor of powering and supporting him in the same way that he had done when I was young. Every bond between father and son is unique. And our bond grew through music.
"We shared a love of music; he would listen through me and I would learn through him."
My Dad, having become the most successful record producer of all time, sadly lost his hearing when I was a teenager. I had a talent for music and I became his ears. We shared a love of music; he would listen through me and I would learn through him.
When I was four I was asked by my nursery school what my dad did for a living.
"He sits at home and plays the piano," was my reply.
Music was always in our home. At that stage he was writing the film score to Live and Let Die. Music was more than a background noise: it was a living and a way of life. Dad would never have background radio on in his car, as he always wanted to listen, not just hear.
As a teenager I rebelled, learned guitar, and dedicated my life to becoming Stevie Ray Vaughan, knowing my parents would 'never understand'. As my dad couldn't play the guitar, I of course immediately thought I had one-upped him. I suppose I was ignoring the fact that he had made two albums with Jeff Beck…
So here I am, sitting at Abbey Road Studios where it all began for him, so grateful for all that my Dad gave me, all the knowledge he passed on, all of the notes we played and recorded together.
Music is everything. I watch my daughters dance around the kitchen; I don't care much about what they like to listen to. I just love that they love music as much as me and my father did.
This Father's Day, listen out loud to the music that is the backdrop to your life. It is the heartbeat that joins people together. It is the voice that cuts through the loneliness of silence. Music is love.


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No Gruden for me, thanks.
not really sure who else you'd want at this point. I like his fire, seems this team needs some fire in order to do anything, and he'd prolly tell pioli to go screw himself which also may be needed!
just as much fire as haley but a better coach
Gruden isn't coming here. He is a good coach, but I want someone more LIKE Jim Harbaugh. He has his team prepared and very tough to bear. Remind me a lot of our team was in the 90s under Marty!
Doing my best to keep my sons memory alive!!!
I'm officially in the Cowher camp. I'm done with Pioli.
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OTTAWA — OTTAWA — Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's surprise decision to effectively fire close to half his caucus Wednesday got a mixed reception from B.C. political analysts.
Trudeau, who declared that the 32 Liberal Senators will no longer sit in his caucus and will become independents, was responding to public disgust with scandals that have involved three Conservative appointees and one ex-Liberal.
"The Senate is broken and needs to be fixed," Trudeau said before a meeting with his caucus, now made up of just his 36 MPs.
Critics accused him of distancing himself from the scandal-plagued Senate out of fear that Auditor General Michael Ferguson's audit will unearth new wrongdoings involving Liberal Senators.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper mocked Trudeau's gambit, noting that most of the ousted senators — with the exception of B.C.'s Larry Campbell — insisted Wednesday they'd continue to operate in the upper chamber as Liberal supporters.
Vancouver's Roger Gibbins, a political scientist and former head of the Canada West Foundation, also questioned Trudeau's move.
"We still have senators with strong Liberal backgrounds, who self-identify as Liberals, who were appointed by a Liberal PM, and who have acted all their lives as Liberals. Now, with a wave of the wand and a sprinkling of pixie dust they become independents? Would anyone treat Harper seriously if he did the same?" Gibbins asked.
"What it does do, I guess, is spare Trudeau from any responsibility for any Liberal senators caught up in the expense scandal net."
David Moscrop, a PhD candidate in political science at the University of B.C. who studies democratic citizenship, said too much depends on how senators react. "In the short term I can't imagine such a bold behavioural shift coming about, though. Not while the old guard remains in place and the Conservative senators remain thoroughly partisan. Everyone needs to play by the same rules for Mr. Trudeau's approach to be effective."
But some analysts said the move could be one of the few positive, if limited, changes after many decades of fruitless discussions about the Senate's future.
Senators and especially MPs have been long viewed as being "trained seals" who follow the marching orders of party leaders' offices rather than the wishes of ordinary Canadians.
Now the ex-Liberal senators, and potentially a majority of the Senate if the Conservatives ever follow suit, could be better able to fulfil the upper chamber's constitutional mandate to defend regional interests.
"Anything that raises the profile of the Senate as a semi-independent body would be regarded by the outlying provinces as a good thing," said Simon Fraser University political scientist Campbell Sharman, who in 2004 was associate research director for the B.C. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.
An Australian, he compared B.C. to Western Australia, which has led opposition to reforms that would water down the clout of that country's powerful elected upper chamber.
The University of Victoria's Norman Ruff said the federal cabinet, operating largely in secrecy, and provincial premiers have over many decades assumed the role of defending regional interests. "The Senate was designed to fulfil that role but hasn't been doing it because of the partisan appointments."
Analysts cautioned the public not to assume the Senate will change radically. Harper refused to follow Trudeau's lead Wednesday, and a significant majority of his 57 Conservatives in the 105-seat upper chamber don't hit the mandatory retirement age of 75 until well after 2020.
Critics also noted that many expelled senators said Wednesday they plan to remain party supporters and will continue to defend the party's interests and values in the Senate — and in future elections. Campbell was one of Trudeau's harshest critics.
"I think it's a brave move on the part of Justin. I don't know that it's a smart move," the former Vancouver mayor told The Vancouver Sun.
Campbell, who didn't attend a meeting Trudeau held with senators Wednesday morning, said Trudeau should have shown the courtesy of consulting with senators first.
He also questioned how the Senate will function in terms of its role in scrutinizing government legislation. He asked, for instance, who will sit on committees and who will be named critics for which bills.
"If someone comes up and asks me to be a critic on a bill I'm going to say, 'forget it.' Campbell, who said he's confident Ferguson's audit of his expenses won't show any discrepancies, acknowledged that Trudeau's decision to distance himself from the Senate may be a smart political move. And he said the Senate could become more effective and legitimate if the 105-seat chamber gradually became more independent.
"It could be a smart political move from the point of view of Liberals distancing themselves from the Senate, and from the point of view of maybe moving forward on Senate reform. "
B.C.'s only other Liberal appointee, Mobina Jaffer, took a far different stance. "I feel liberated. . . . I'm very excited," she told The Sun. "For a long time this has been necessary. . . . It means now I can do what I think is correct (and) look after the interests of British Columbians." Asked why she wasn't always able to do that as a Liberal caucus member, she replied: "Sometimes you listen to your House of Commons colleagues as to how politically it would be better to do A or B."
Campbell was appointed to the Senate in 2005 by Paul Martin. Jaffer, a lawyer who twice failed to win a House of Commons seat, was named to the upper chamber by Jean Chretien in 2001. B.C. has three Harper appointees who took their Senate seats in early 2009 — ex-Olympian Nancy Greene Raine, former schoolteacher and failed Tory candidate Yonah Martin, and former MLA and provincial cabinet minister Richard Neufeld.


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Pictured from left to right: Andrea Eddy, 2009-10 Hope Mortar Board Webmaster; Dan Turner, National Mortar Board President; Hope advisor Dianne Portfleet; Kelsey Bos, 2010-11 Hope Mortar Board president; and Phoebe Burtless-Creps, 2010-11 Hope Mortar Board treasurer.
The Hope College Alcor Chapter of Mortar Board has been named the nation's top chapter. The award was presented at the organization's national conference in Chicago.
Hope was selected from six finalists to receive the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award. Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for superior achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Membership is synonymous with dedication and success. Only a select few students on each campus are invited to join this esteemed society – an honor naming them among the most amazing college scholar-leaders in the U.S.
The Alcor chapter has existed at Hope since the 1936-37 academic year. It became part of the national Mortar Board organization in 1961.


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Wynfield area was established in Huntersville, NC in 1988 and is just north of Charlotte on I-77. Huntersville began to see rapid growth in the mid 1990's and the Wynfield area is comprised of three subdivisions, Wynfield, Wynfield Forest and Wynfield Creek.
Wynfield's homes were built from 1993 to 1995 time frame. Several builders were involved in the development of Wynfield including the major builder like D.R. Horton, John Wieland Homes and ,Trotter Builders,
One of Wynfield's most prominent features is the trees. The builder kept many of the large existing trees in place and over time many, many more have matured providing a tree lined street look in many cases. Home styles are traditional Colonials and ranch style. Wynfield has the classic suburban neighborhood feel with lots of people walking and jogging on the street. The Wynfield community also has pool with swim team, tennis courts, clubhouse which is available for residents and social events.
Wynfiled Forest has many of the same amenities as Wynfield, with its tree lined streets, neighborhood pool with swim team, playground, basketball and volleyball courts.
Wynfield Creek does not have a community pool but residents may have the option to join one of the sister neighborhood pools and swim teams.


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Updated, 1:30 p.m. - TAMPA, Fla. -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said that Republicans "can't just trot out a brown face" to make inroads with the Latino community, an increasingly important growing bloc.
As the GOP prepares to showcase some of its rising Hispanic stars during the next two days of its national convention, the Democratic mayor dismissed Republican overtures toward Latinos as insincere.
"You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate," Villaraigosa said at a press conference here organized by the Democratic National Committee.
Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., joins The Daily Rundown to talk about the convention and diversity in the GOP.
"People are going to vote just like Anglos do, just like African-Americans do, and virtually every demographic group. They vote for people based on what they say, what they've done, and what they're going to do," he later added.
Among the Latinos speaking in Tuesday's Republican National Convention programming are Rep. Francisco Canseco, R-Texas. Sher Valenzuela, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Delaware, Republican Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Texas GOP Senate nominee Ted Cruz.
But, other staunch opponents of illegal immigration -- like Iowa Rep. Steve King, who's speaking as well on Tuesday -- will also be among the featured voices in the day's program.
"I don't think it's going to do much for him, frankly," Villaraigosa said of the GOP's overall message.
The Los Angeles mayor predicted that President Barack Obama would win "close to 70 percent" of the Latino vote in his re-election effort; Romney advisers have set a goal in the upper-30th percentile in targeting Hispanic voters.
Latino voters are of particular importance in swing states like Colorado, Florida and Virginia -- a sign of shifting demographics that Republicans have worried would put them at a long-term political disadvantage unless they were to become more welcoming of Latinos.
Ryan Williams, a spokesman for Romney, said in response to today's Democratic bracketing event: "Today, as we learn that more than a quarter of Democrats believe President Obama does not have a clear plan for creating jobs, his surrogates in Tampa continued to launch false and baseless attacks against Governor Romney. The facts speak for themselves – with 23 million Americans struggling for work, nearly one in six Americans living in poverty, and median incomes declining, the Obama campaign cannot defend a record of broken promises and failed policies. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have a plan to strengthen the middle class by creating jobs and turning around our economy."


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2013 Dixie Softball World Series
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The Franklin County Darlings competed at the World Series in Louisiana on Aug. 2-6. The team lost the first game of the series against Tennessee 23-3 on Saturday, Aug. 3.
They won their second game Georgia 19-14 on Sunday. They lost to Florida 8-6 on Monday, Aug. 5. Members of the team were as follows: starting above Dixie; Jerrilyn Hammonds, Sally Hamrick, Meagan Wardrup, Laney Jo Wright, Madalyn Wardrup, Alexa Taylor, Lauren Anne Newsome, Myracle Dunlap, Camryn Duck, MyKeivia Stanton, Bailey Pender, and Elena Heukels. Coaches were Stephanie Wright, Stacie Wardrup, Scott Newsome, and Kelly Newsome.


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Obviously, we're as excited about the release of Madden 2007 as anybody else, but we'll confess something: We're not as into the role-playing aspects of the game as some apparently are. We'll play exhibition games against our friends — as the Buzzsaw, of course — and if we're feeling frisky, we'll play a whole simulation of the season, but as for creating players, designing stadiums, running a front office, all that ... it kind of bores us a little, we have to admit.
We're obviously in the minority, though, as this strangely detailed clip from the upcoming XBOX version of the game, in which our unnamed fictional draftee ... bench presses for a few minutes. We guess as the player, we, what, press the turbo button a much to make him lift? Virtual weighlifting, to us, strikes us as symbolic of something frightening.
(By the way, if you're still needing your Madden fix, just type Madden into YouTube and keep yourself entertained for a while.)


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